MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 14:20
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 269 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 769 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 127 Parallax 145 110% 136 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,938 Write 1,187 Mixed 785 286% 1,304 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 69.3 271% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 381 DQ Mixed 561 478% 725 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 247%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 45GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 391 454 295 234 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 495 Mixed 394 SusWrite 330 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 69.6 238% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 292GB free Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 365 430 430 432 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 344 Mixed 381 SusWrite 406 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 58.5 184% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 170 179% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 457GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 97 98 99 98 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 574GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 67 67 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 48.5 Write 65 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 66.4 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.4 169% 2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 2,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) - $300

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,043x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	284x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	121x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	153x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16